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I was having an algae problem, SLAM’d, OCLT zero, and then sent my new Nautilus CC Plus on patrol. It’s first pool outing was after the SLAM. I also have a PV3 in-floor cleaner so the primary purpose of the Nautilus is wall cleaning and overall brushing, the PV3 gets rid of most leaves and other...

Has anyone used one of these? 18V ONE+ Telescoping Power Scrubber - RYOBI Tools I see a few threads where people suggested them… haven’t seen anyone who actually used it underwater for pool usage. I need to do some deep scrubbing in places that are hard to reach with the Manual brush.

Wouldn’t it be great if all diagnosis was this easy? Leaky Tecmark pressure switch. $20 and 5 minutes to replace. Wish me luck!

A bunch of porcelain tiles have separated from above the waterline in my faux infinity edge pool. What’s the best way to repair? Marine epoxy? Thinset? Do I need to grind out the old thinset first? Waterline is usually around the 3rd tile down. Pool is 6 years old. We were in the big Texas...

Here it is, courtesy of “Real Simple”. I don’t even know where to begin. https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/decorating/outdoor-living/benefits-of-saltwater-pools?utm_source=smsshare

I keep getting iron stains. Spot treatment with Ascorbic acid takes them off, then they redeposit. Rather than sequestering every week, I’m thinking of just using my pool water to water my lawn (which I need to do anyway), and refilling my pool with fresh water, thus exchanging a few hundred...

My pool is 74 degrees and swimmable. We are on lockdown here in Austin TX but I am thinking of inviting friends and neighbors to share my pool as a relief from being locked in all the time. We would still maintain social distancing - one family unit using the pool at a time, and we would not...

I am thinking bleach is going to be in short supply for a while. I bought a bucket of pucks from Costco, date code 20008716, and they reek! My whole garage smells of chlorine even with the lid closed on these. Is this normal? Will there be any chlorine left in them or are they just CYA pucks now?

My solar pool cover straps have been a problem for years - coming unglued from the reel, and half of those stupid clips don’t work. Just fixed them all in about 30 minutes. To attach the straps to the reel, remove the Velcro sections and clean off old glue with a solvent and paper towel. I...

The easy way to AA! I put 100 supermarket vitamin C tablets in a sock, tied a knot in it, and zip tied it to the end of my pool pole. Turned the pump off, started rubbing the sock around the stained areas of my pool, probably 10 square feet of stained area all around my pool. Rubbing put a...

I have tried everything. Regular SLAM then MA SLAM. For weeks now. Wore out the steel brush. Pump on 24/7. Tried applying bleach directly on to the algae areas with a 10’ plumbing pipe (a trick a pool guy showed me once). Nothing works. Passing OCLT but the mustard is still there. Walls and...

My pool equipment logged 104 degrees F in my pool water while I was on vacation! I'm in central Texas, I had the solar cover on to control evaporation, my pool has no shade, and my pool is built on a slope so one side of the pool is exposed to the afternoon sun (that's the kicker... the...

Hi, My high school chemistry teacher always taught that when reading the fluid level in a piece of lab equipment, to read from the bottom of the meniscus of the fluid. That works great for the graduated cylinders in the TF-100, but when it comes to the mixing bottle for CYA, when adding...

We've all heard that the Texas poolbuilders are recommending against SWGs because of possible damage to stone around the pool. So far I don't think I've seen anyone post a picture of the damage caused by a SWG here. In fact, when googling for things like "salt water chlorine generator damage"...

I have a TFT-100 and within that came a Taylor K-1000 (OTO-based) basic test kit for the daily tests. When I ran out of reagents for the K-1000, I tacked one on to an order I had from another pool supply house (as I was already into free shipping) and they sent a K-1001 which is a DPD version...

Hi, Using the OTO test in the TF-100 kit, the same color match for a particular bromine level is 2x the chlorine level. When I'm doing a DPD test for bromine using the TF-100, do I also have to multiply the result by 2 to get the correct bromine level (ie., is each drop of R-0871 is worth 1...

Hi, Just had a birthday party for my 7 year old. We had about a dozen 7-year-olds in and out of the hot tub and between the hot tub and the pool for the last 2 hours. I changed the water in the tub 2 weeks ago and installed a new filter at that time. Started off with Brom Bank that I shocked...

Upon earlier advice I removed the trichlor tabs from my feeder when I'm not traveling. I left them by the pump so that I could put them back in the feeder easily later, and so that I didn't end up with raw chlorine wherever else I might store them. Today I found one in the middle of my lawn...

I just wanted to share my experience with my electrical inspection. I'm getting the final inspections done on my pool now and the city inspector came out and basically made the poolbuilder re-do about half of the electrical service from the pool to the house. It ended up being about 8 hours of...

My hot tub cover is getting heavy and I'm noticing mold or mildew between the cover and the foam. I think it might actually be rain getting in from above rather than vapors leaking up from below, but regardless, the cover is at least 5 years old, the stitching is about to go and I think it's...

Saw this... I think it's for real... Alfi FireHotTub-YE FireHotTub Round Fire Burning Portable Outdoor Fiberglass Soaking Hot Tub YelloweFaucets.com

Hi all, I want to put up a bat box to help keep summertime night flying insects under control. We have seen native bats around our street lights, if we can set up a home for them near the pool, we're told they'll set up a colony of as many as 300 bats in a small bat box and they'll eat a lot...

I've posted a few times and received great help, thanks! I've also tried to answer a few questions for each one that I've asked... Thought you all might like to see my pool. Completed October 2015 by Cody Pools in Austin TX. Overall quite happy with the whole process - as much as anyone can be...

Is the rate of chlorine extinction dependent on the FC concentration? Imagine 2 outdoor pools, with optimal TFP Chemical levels, side by side, identical in every way, except that one runs FC of 3 and the other runs FC of 6. To make it easier, let's say that they're not being used by bathers...

I travel a lot for work and use pucks in my in-line chlor to keep the chlorine level in my pool up when I'm away. Can I leave pucks in there with the chlorinator off when I'm at home? Or should I try to fish them out? Or just try to guesstimate the right number before I go away? My preference...

Hi, This is my first post. I have learned a ton from the TFP website and I'm hoping to be a good contributor here in the future. I already have my TF-100 kit! We are getting close to completion on our new pool. We'd like to use the pool for a couple of weeks before it gets too cold. Daytime...